RESEARCH / WHITE PAPERS

By all means, we do not need another supply chain finance book or publication. It seems Supply Chain Finance (“SCF”) is the new Plastics! But what is lacking in much of the supply chain finance stories is true unbiased content. Much of what is discussed with supply chain finance comes from a vendor pushing their solutions or consultants who do not have a corporate perspective.

Global Business Intelligence has produced the State of Supply Chain Finance Industry to help companies understand the broader vision of supply chain finance, and how it fits within their entire ecosystem. We also want to help alleviate the confusion around vendor propositions and to help CFOs, Treasurers, CPOs, and finance professionals better understand the myriad of issues around supply chain finance. The increasing need to manage working capital has made this space a fast-changing market and there are a significant number of vendors with solutions.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an incredibly exciting time to be working in trade credit, working capital, and finance. We live in a world where access to business credit is challenging for many, particularly small business, middle market companies, companies in emerging markets, start-ups, and many others without an investment grade rating.

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CORPORATE AND EARLY PAY STRATEGIESNo Supplier Left Behind a Coming Reality?

A Project focused on understanding Corporates and their Early Pay Supplier solutions​This 66 page report features highlights from over 30 discussions with large companies and their global purchase to pay heads on the following subjects:

The governance model around Procurement/Treasury/Finance

What early pay solutions are companies offering to their supplier base?

Auction-based invoice finance has generated considerable interest within the finance industry because it provides new opportunities for compa﻿nies to find alternative sources of liquidity and it also provides new opportunities for institutional investors to invest in short﻿ term receivables at attractive yields. The Receivables Exchange (“TRE”), established in 2007, was the first real-time online marketplace for working capital financing. Since that time, invoice auction markets have been started in many countries. This whitepaper looks at the following:

1. What are Electronic Invoice Marketplaces?2. How do they work?3. Who are the parties to an Invoice Exchange and what are their Roles?4. Investors and Benefits to Buying Assets an Exchange5. Benefits and limitations of Auction-based finance 6. Market size and Current Players.​

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TO RECLASSIFY TRADE PAYABLES OR NOT? Early Pay Programs and their​Accounting Treatment

As more companies adopt early pay programs, including self funded and third party supply chain finance (SCF) programs, concerns are growing thatthird-party arrangements could trigger accounting problems. Trade Finance Matters examines the background and where we are today.

This paper looks at:

1. Background of this issue2. Nomenclature around Self funded and Third Party programs3. Auditors and the relationship with their clients4. Vendor Criteria to determine Trade Payable or Trade Debt5. Early Pay vendors with third party models6. Summary and Conclusions

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